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Two dead including child after man drives car onto Wichita soccer field during game: police
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A child and an adult were killed at the scene, and police said multiple other injured victims have been transported to area hospitals
What the coverage shows
Both outlets lead on the same basic event and both identify two deaths in Wichita, with one child and one adult among the dead. Fox News adds the only extra detail in the extracts, saying police took the driver into custody, while Newsweek’s extract only mentions the fatalities and multiple injuries.
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The Independent
How it broke
17 Oct 22:55
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Two dead including child after man drives car onto Wichita soccer field during game: police